OPAHH!!!

I LOVE GREECE! 

Who doesn't? honestly? kung tao lang talaga ang greece matagal na akong nagpakasal.

anyways... there's this one greek resto that i never stop going back to.  It's called CYMA. It's high time I say something about it. 

Cyma serves up greek food that fits the filipino taste buds. Growing up abroad specifically in Libya, made me realize that I still need to test my tasting abilities. It may not be purely authentic greek cuisine, it is OK since it might not blend to the taste of filipinos. It is one of the few that serves Greek Cuisine. And being a fan of the Greek food. I always love going to this restaurant. 

I was so excited that CYMA open up a branch in Robinson's Midtown Manila. I feel like we were meant for each other! Thanks God! haha

After getting a package from the Post Office, me and my sister went straight to Robinson's Midtown. We were so hungry and tired. It was also hot. We were all sweaty and exhausted. As soon as we arrived we immediately went to CYMA and sat and took time to calm ourselves down and just relax. 

Mars our server. Was very polite and very pleasing. She was very nice to assist us in getting us seats. Knowing how haggard we looked like she immediately asked us what drinks we would like to have so that we still have time to order.  Me and my sister ordered Fresh Lemonade. Which was very refreshing. 

Anyways I noticed one lantern was not lid up. I don't know what happen but it was really distracting. I hate that the rain or the typhoon destroyed the view of the outside which made the glasses dirty. 

They were lacking air-condition. But i know it wasn't anyones fault. 

Mars dressed up nicely. She had no stain in her clothes. The tables and Chairs were properly arranged. Silverwares and plates are cleaned. It was hot though. It wasn't the restaurant's fault it was the mall itself. There were technical difficulties. 

Servers were very friendly. Manager was neat and clean too. though he was not able to introduce himself to us. Which i beleive is a default when it comes to restaurant/ hospitality ethics. But it was OK since me and my sister were concentrated on the food.

CYMA's specialties are : 

Appetizer (Salates)

ROKA SALATE  P330.00 for the solo - a best tasting salad. tasty and you can enjoy it.  fresh greens tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, shaved Parmesan and on the house Greek vinaigrette, candied wall nuts that  adds a sweet wonderful crunch.

Main Dishes / Specialties

PAIDAKIA P650.00 - charcoal-grilled lamb rubbed with crushed peppercorns and olive oil  served with a choice of rice-stuffed peppers or Greek roasted potatoes. bursting good flavours. very tender, moist and juicy. One individually can truly enjoy.

Gyros

CHICKEN GYRO P 160.00 - With tomatoes, red onions , tzatziki and wrapped in pita . This is a must try. For under 200 pesos, the dish packs in great value. You'll be full in no time!

They also have great options for wine. which we did not have since it was lunch time and we really didn't want to get tipsy and all that. I believe I read this in one of my book colletions Cyma's white wine includes Lungarotti Pinot Grigio and Monket Bay Sauvignon Blanc.

 my lovely sister so excited for her steak

 Lemonade P75.00 regular and P95.00 for bottomless

 So.. onto our orders: for our appetizer we ordered CYMA Caesar P250.00 for the Solo - Fresh romaine lettuce, with grated parmesan cheese, vine-ripened tomato huge wedges, canned pitted black olives, croutons were baked ahead of time served with lemon caesar dressing.

Since we have ordered the specilaties before.. we decided to try  their Souvlakia Souvlaki (Greek Shish-Kabobs) dishes. so we ordered different types. we had the: 

 Lamb  P450.00 -Skewered lamb chops. big serving. I've always been a fan of big servings. i've mentioned this before growing up in Libya, I was so used to beef, chicken and lamb. the sad part is when I got  back here in the philippines. Lamb is not really much of a typically grocery item. aside from being expensive it is NOT FRESH! So with this dish I salute CYMA people! I loved the lamb. it is grilled to perfection. the oiliness and the juicyness is incredible. I LIKED IT ALOT!  with fresh vegetables. garlic mayo. and warm peta bread. what's more to ask? OPA!! hahaha!

Steak  P430.00 - Skewered beef chunks. as you can see my sister didn't have a hard time cutting that succulent meat.. She was very hungry that she didn't want me to take a picture of her dish. as soon as the server served our orders she was very excited to dig in. the same with the chicken and lamb it was served with warm and delicious pita bread with fresh vegetables and garlic mayo.

 Chicken   P340.00 - Skewered chicken breast fillet marinated with olive oil a few spices. with fresh roasted veggies. served with garlic mayo and salad with warm pita breads. the tenderness of the chicken cooked perfectly.

And for Dessert or in Greek they say "Glyka" we had the Skolatina  P250.00 - Cyma's Molten Chocolate Cake - served with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. This was a diet killer, painkiller, heaven on earth dessert. One can never resist a temptation that's so hard to fight. The one that you want to make love too. The sensualy desire for food. I described it too much already..  a MUST TRY! 

Good thing I notice that one of the servers is my schoolmate. we weren't that close but I knew we went in the same university. He was very kind and patient. I'm sorry I forgot your name but i hope once you read this you'll be able to say that I talked to you. You are doing great and you are always smiling. That's a plus in the hospitality industry. So to all the hospitality establishments and hotels or restaurants , excellent employees  comes from The Philippine Women's University where we are trained professionally and exquisitely. (woooohhh!! hahaha!)

Anyways aside from that they accept credit cards. Reservations are sometimes recommended specially if you go with a large group. It's actually easy specially if you want to order ahead of time so you  don't have to wait and decide on the spot. Unfortunately they don't have any buffets. Corkage fees starts at P 300.00 pesos like for example if you have any favorite wines that you want to test with the CYMA dishes. If you have any health conscious friends or family members that likes vegetarian dishes, CYMA offers it too.

So what are you guys waiting for? Enjoy Greece through its finest cuisine that is offered by CYMA Greek Taverna. Who says Filipinos can't celebrate food Greek Style? Here at CYMA everyone's welcome to say .. OPAHH!!!

Eat Happy Everyone! 

Kwaiz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,
Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

CYMA Greek Taverna

Branches: Greenbelt Makati / Shangri-la Plaza / Eastwood Mall / Boracay / Ayala Terraces Cebu / and the newly opened Robinson's Midtown

Tel. Nos.:  +632.836.2432

Website : http://www.cymarestaurants.com

I hate GARLIK! do i?

"Krazy Garlik"

I am not a FAN OF GARLIC!!

once you say Garlic.. OH HELL NO! NO WAY! and you immediately see me running out the door.


I guess hating garlic came from my dad. Some people tease us as the "ASWANGS". Superticious. Blah Blah.


Anyways... Me and my friends decided to do a mini reunion. And ofcourse being obssesed with food. It was the activity of the night. EAT! EAT! EAT!


So off ot Greenbelt. We were kinda arguing if we'd go to Chilis or Krazy Garlik.


We walk passed chilis around 8pm and it was full. People were in line just to taste the unlimitted nachos.


Not that they don't need to order anything else.hahaha!


Anyways so next stop was Krazy Garlik and yes, there were still available seats. LUCKY us!


Again, Not a fan of GARLIC!


The was a receiving server.. Greeted us kindly. She was smiling and every crew was able to say hi and we were assisted to our seats. There were 3 of us. Our server named Hanie was so fragile and nice.

Kept herself intact even though people started to come in. She was able to serve us properly.

Krazy Garlik is a bistro type of resto that showcases the taste of garlic. On every dish Hanie said. Even after dining they see to it that there should be an aftertaste of garlic before and after dining in with them.

The setting was nice. I love the music. it was not too loud it was not too soft. Me and my friends were still able to hear each other. There were two tvs but we didn't really care about it since we were there for the food and we wanted to make "kwento". Tables and Chairs were clean. silverwares were incredibly shiny and clean. set up was also ok.

I was an intern before in one of the sister companies of Krazy Garlik. The group is called Bistro Group. They have Flapjacks, Fish and Co., Fridays, Billy Rock and a lot more. I know how they provide service.

They trained us well. With the service they provide they see to it that they put a smile on the cutomers' faces. They make sure that dishes are well served. Hot and ofcourse no hair strands. Hanie did a good job.

Price was almost the same with the other bistro casual dining restaurants. For me Krazy Garlik was too pricy based on the ingredients that they use it shouldn't be that expensive. Filipinos are known to love food and flavors and I can say that Krazy Garlik is one of the few that Filipinos should try but it would be sad if what's stopping them to dine in is the cost.

So enough with all the settings and service. Let's talk about food!

We asked what's their specialty and what would she recommend. Hanie was able to persuade me to try the pizza, pasta and main dish. Although we were still full at that time. I still took the risk. After all it's my first time.

For our drinks we had THE SHADOW and DRINK ME!

The size of these drinks were amazing! THEY WERE HUGE! In some restaurants I worry about the size of my drink will it fit the whole time I'm eating at that certain restaurant. So usually I end up ordering the bottomless drinks. But with these shakes. I will still be worrying about it, but not getting a new drink but how the hell am i going to finish this huge drink.

THE SHADOW (P180.00) - A mixed of dragon fruit and Vanilla, Strawberries and I believe there was a slight taste of garlic. probably a sweetened garlic or a garlic syrup. I liked the huge slice of dragon fruit. It was pink and very girlish. I really went gaga about it. Coz I like pink.

DRINK ME (P180.00)- Combination of Mango, Banana and Strawberry. Incrdible colors. I don't know how they do it. But its like a swirl of colors which made it very attractive. Its like you're thinking of sunsets and the beach.

 Appetizer - FRIED CALAMARI (P315.00) - oh yes and I've done it again.. I love fried calamari. Almost every resto I've been to, I always have the fried calamari as our appetizer. It was good. the dipping sauce has a lot of garlic flavor. there was cellery,  probably some pickles. they call it aioli dressing. nothing new though. nothing that would wow me. it is the usual taste of calamari. But i would say that it was very tender. i didn't had a hard time biting on it. It was not chewy at all. It was absolutely cooked perfectly.  

Pizza - BBQ GARLIC CHICKEN PIZZA (P450.00) - This 8 slices of pizza was sweet. I requested that the garlic flakes be put asided. And so they did. It had a BBQ sauce which was the main sauce for the crust then tiny cubed chicken breast with garlic mix marinate. A lot of Mozzarella Cheeze. The sweet BBQ sauce over powered the rest of the ingredients which was a little upsetting but I tried to sprinkle the Garlic Flakes which I don't normally do. But it's true there's always a first time. The combination of flavors were unbelievable. At first the pizza was not really ideal but when you put those crispy garlic flakes on top.. MAN YOU ARE IN FOR A BIG TREAT! The saltiness of the garlic flakes combined with the sweetness of the BBQ sauce turns into a great and over the top dish.

Pasta - FETTUCINE ORIENTE (P450.00) - Same price with the pizza. This dish is their best seller when it comes to pasta. It's tag as "Go krazy with this". This pasta was the best fettucine I've ever tasted. It was very tasteful. Sauce was incredible. If it wasn't embarrassing to lick the plate I would probably have done that! There were chinese greens which at first was kind of weird but it all went together. The mussels were fresh. Plate was warm. Fettuccine was al dente. Belissima! I would've ordered another plate but I wanted to give taste to everything first before I do that. Haha! but the next time I'll visit the resto I will surely order this one again!

Main Dish - PORK RIB ADOBO (P495.00) - This Filipino dish is not that tasty. Maybe I was looking for something more dry more garlic flavored adobo. This was more on the light flavored adobo. Perhaps to please foreign customers since Filipino adobo is more flavored. more salty. The meat was so soft. very tender! When you bite into it . it just melts in your mouth. I like the sauce. I like the roasted garlic. One thing i was looking for was more garlic. But all in all it was AMAZING! 

 

 And couldn't we be happier. The manager came to us and asked us how was our food. And obviously we have given him a thumbs up for making me LIKE GARLIC. hahaha! Kudos Mr. Georjet Guevarra.

Please forgive me if i spelled out your name wrong. but you know who you are and Thank you for the delicious and most intriguing dessert I have ever tasted ; Dessert - CREMA CATALANA (P195.00) - we got this dessert for free.. Thank you to the manager! HIGH FIVE GUYS!! Its spanish style crem brule with a twist.. The twist is candied garlic cloves.. WOOOH!! never heard that before. It still tasted the garlic although it's sweet. never thought it would match. but it was surprisingly good though.






KRAZY GARLIK what more can I see. Everything tasted garlic! i read this blog from one of the biggest blogger in the philippines. Mr. Anton Diaz. it was actually funny because he had this idea to put suggestions for the resto and in a way I agree to him. he said that it would be best if they had mouth wash in the washroom so that no one hesitates to eat a lot and worry about the after taste. And i totally agree on that. hahaha!


But I'm glad I tried KRAZY GARLIK!


And did i mention that i hated garlic. LET ME CORRECT THAT!
GOOD JOB! You changed my take on GARLIC!









Eat HAPPY Everyone!!
Kwaizz miya miya!!


Yours Truly,
Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl


Krazy Garlik
Branches: Greenbelt and Newport Mall
Tel. Nos.:   (02) 501-3752
Website : http://www.krazygarlik.com

Feeling Greek

I went to Glorietta. And I wanted to eat at CYMA but I saw that there were a lot of people. Sad. But I went on and decided to eat dinner at the Food Choices. While strolling and trying to choose the right dinner for my super hungry tummy. at the very corner of the food choices court. I found this little stall called "GO GREEK" so since I was super craving for Greek and even though i wasn't able to eat at CYMA, I was so lucky to find this little stall of greek goodness.. you can't find it right away since it is located at the very back end of food choices.

I grew up in Libya. So basically I know how lamb tastes like since it was one of their main meat in the city. Looking into the menu they have platters to choose from like Lamb platter, Moussaka platter and Lemon chicken Platter. Basically platter for them means meal. They gave you options what would you like match those sweet goodness. Salad, Rice and Potato wedges. I believe they also accept huge orders like a whole chicken, 5 pieces of lamb.

So I chose my fave Lamb Platter and a friend chooses a Lemon Chicken Platter.

 Lemon Chicken Platter - Breast Part. It taste lemon-y and garlic-y. I am not really a big fan of garlic dishes. This was one tough garlic flavored chicken. It had a lot of slices of garlic. at first when the waiter was pouring those slices, I thought they were mushrooms. We had to set aside those because it was too much. The side salad was amazing, i had olives, romaine, tomatoes and parmesan (although it should've been feta cheese) The long grain rice i think was a basmati rice. it was light, long and tender. The chicken was cooked perfectly. still had a few juice. tender. and delicious.



Lamb Platter - oopss.. sorry i had to take a bite before i took a picture. i couldn't resist the urge to taste the beautiful smell of the grilled lamb. as i slice a piece uhhh boy oh boy oh boy.. it felt like i'm in heaven. The knife can cut right through it. it took them about 10mins to cook it so i really had to wait making sure I won't complain about it. I tell you it was worth the wait. The lamb was grilled perfectly. The juices and the sauce was perfect. I the oil that drains from the inside going outside of the meat. it was amazing! I had a side salad and potato wedges. Goodness.. i can still taste the lamb..

I will be back... And will try those kebab platters... drools again...



EAT HAPPY EVERYONE!
Kwais miya miya!






Go Greek!
Branches : Food Choices, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines
Tel. Nos.: (02) 729-0623

GIMIKS AND FOOD - Gimikainan

Starting today.. 
I'll have a new blog segment - as per my special friend call it.. hahaha!
We'll call it Gimikainan - I love the social life. Drinking beers and having fun! So one night like a month ago.. ME and my team mates decided to hang out and drink.


I decided to share this bar because the chicken was so good that makes me wanting for more.. 
So I'll share this so i could get a discount.. bwahah! kidding!
The chicken is so good!


The ambiance was not as wide as we thought it would be. But It was enough to let us have fun. 
There was a VIP section, where we were. 
There was also the regular section inside the bar.


What's weird is, there were actually students who were already there drinking!Which for me is a minus points for the bar. Music was ok. Nothing new. Dj was hot though! hahaha!
Center Stage there was a Pole.. HAHA!
So obviously someone should be dancing on that pole. 


We had fun!

Bawod Bar & Restaurant
Seaside St., Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City (View Map)
Contact No.: +63927-5339633

 4 buckets of different beers and to think we were only 5

 this is their famous spicy lime chicken - my fave!

 platter-  it was pricy.. not worth it! It should've been more!

 after....

going HOME!

EAT HAPPY EVERYONE!!

Until the next Gimikainan!

Ulam for the Day!

Day Off.. Need to cook!

What's for lunch?

Ginisang Gulay

CRAB

DINUGUAN

Lumpiang Shanghai

 we have here ampalaya, okra, sigarilyas, kamatis, sibuyas, talong and pork

 our delicious crab with vinegar and soy sauce

 my ninang's famous dinuguan

 my brother's favorite lumpiang shanghai

and most requested nachos! for miryenda

FULL BELLY!!!

EAT HAPPY EVERYONE!

Pizza and Pasta All you Can FTW!!!

After shift we decided to try the pasta and pizza all you can from Chef d' Angelo. Aside from you can eat all you can... It's also very affordable. since we were almost broke that time... we wanted to make it worth it.. 



Chef d’ Angelo  - an Italian-American, fast-service restaurant which became famous for its huge servings of chicken, pizza, pasta, burgers, salads, rice-based meals and waffles. From time to time they add a few dishes to keep the customers wanting for more. This is where the EAT ALL YOU CAN PASTA AND PIZZA COMES IN.

Wasn't that turned on with the Ambiance or the servers. The set up was ok. No condiments on the table. We had to pull ourselves some chairs so that we wouldn't have to wait. No alertness from our servers. We had to call them a couple of times to remind them of what we were trying to aske them.  there was also this customer who was very loud.. "nakakrindi" even the manager was irritated.. hahaha! "ang angas nya!"

 Triza couldn't finish her salad and our team leader got her more pasta.. hahaha!

  TL teasing Allan to get a picture....

 Triza and Johanna~ Triza trying to figure out how to finish her plate while Johanna who kept on talking with krissel...

 Yvette! 4 plates!

IT was FUN!!!
Try it guys..!
it's worth it! specially when you're broke. 
They have the Pizza, Pasta, Salad and Soup all you can - 189.00 with chicken its - 275.00
We olnly got the regular one..


Anyways..
EAT HAPPY EVERYONE!!!






Chef D' Angelo
Branches : Alphaland, Glorietta 5, Robinson's Galleria, Robinson's Metro East, Robinson's Place Manila, SM Centerpoint, SM City Fairview, SM City Pampanga, SM Mall of Asia, SM San Lazaro, Trinoma Mall
Tel. Nos.:(02) 786-2588
Website : http://chefdangelo.net

New Peeps at The Old Spaghetti House

After days of work the team wanted to go away and just have fun... before going out and drink. we had dinner. We had Dinner at The Old Spaghetti House. It's a casual dining restaurant that let's you enjoy not so expensive and "mouth-watering" spaghettis or any delightful dishes. It is not the first time I dine in this resto. But it was my first time in SM MOA Branch.

Just to share my First dine in was in Robinson's Malate branch. And to tell you I was not happy! I was disappointed. I remembered it was 6pm so they had 3 hours left before they could clean up and say last order or closing time... But the servers were so lazy, they were not smiling, they looked tired and irritated, they were not very friendly. In short they were undesirable. I couldn't bare the thought of going back to that branch. 

Fortunately, SM MOA Branch is different. They notices us nearing the door and they opened the doors for us even without stepping on the welcome mat. It was almost 8:30pm and its a week day so supposedly they're close at 9pm. But they were so kind to let us in and have dinner. I forgot the name of our server but she was very kind. The manager was the one who served as our food. asked us how was our food. it was good service. even though we were the only customers left.. they were so friendly and nice. Thanks GOD!

Allan, Julie, Triza and Me - taking a picture after dinner

Yvette, Triza and Allan - taking pictures during dinner..

Allan ordered himself a Seafood Alfredo P195.00 - it has a white sauce.seafood includes shrimps, squids, mussels, clams in white sauce, served with garlic bread. according to him the dish is good. But it's not enough. hahaha

Triza got the Pan -seared Chicken Fillet with Java Rice P200++.  It was 2 chicken breast fillet with red sauce. with salad side dish. and java rice . She was very hungry that's why she wanted to eat a heavy dinner.

Yvette likes seafood and red sauce so she got herself a Seafood Marinara P185.00 - It was served with spaghetti pasta. Seafood included ; Shrimps, squid, mussels,clams, tomato sauce, served with garlic bread. I just discovered that you can choose any pasta that is available on that day. So if you're bored of spaghetti pasta you can always have fettucine, bow pasta, swirls, and etc.

and as for me.. I was craving for steak so I ordered a medium rare U.S. Beef Bistro Steak with Parmesan Spaghetti P235.00. It was ok. not what i use to eat. since it was thinly sliced but tender east to cut. the gravy was not really my type. Garlic bread was not that warm  but the taste was good. Spaghetti was al dente and warm and olive oil was tasty. i asked for more parmesan cheese. Julie had the same. We're like twins.. hahaha! In the team they call us "THE DEMOLITION SISTERS" hahahaha!

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

The Old Spaghetti House

Branches: Ali Mall, Antipolo, Bohol Ave., Forum Robinsons, Libis, Loyola Heights, Market!Market!, Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Midtown, Robinsons Otis, SM City Manila, SM City North Edsa, SM Mall of Asia, SM Marikina,  Waltermart Makati, Congressional, Festival MAll, Madison Greenhills, Marquee Mall, Paseo de Sta. Rosa, SM Center Las Pinas, SM City Baguio, UP Diliman, Valero

Tel. Nos.:   (02) 477-1876

Website : http://www.theoldspaghettihouse.com

Crazy Girls at Jack's Loft

One Lazy tuesday - I invited my sister to have lunch with me at Pancake House in Robinson's Malate. But when we were to meet there. The store was closed. So we had to go around and look for another resto. And here we are at Jack's Loft.

This is my sister Jheii (right) and her classmate(left) Kim.

Table was not yet set. There was a menu displayed on the table. Then after ordering the waitress gave us silver wares. Then Ambiance was ok. There were a lot of by standers since it was near the loft area. People can see you eating.

Jack's Loft is known for their fish bowls ice tea. It's good for sharing. The taste itself is unique. It nice to share it with friends and family.

Starters- Calamaris. My sister's choice. It's very tender and soft. Freshly cooked. I also like the dip. It matches the calamaris.

Puttanesca - It's very simple, very pale. Not like the real puttanesca. It came with grilled chicken. I did not like this.

Beef Stroganof - the vinegar was overpowering the dish. The rice was hard and chewy. It looks like it was microwaved.

This is the only Dish I liked. It's called Hole in One. A dessert that's made of Cinnamon Bread. Deep fried and glazed with choco sauce and Vanilla Ice cream. It was delicious. This is the second time I ordered this. So it's a recommendation. It could've been better if there were more scoops of ice cream since there's a lot of cinnamon bread sticks. but it was fine. I LOVED IT!

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Jack's Loft

Branches: Libis, Terrazzo Mall, The Block, Trinoma Mall, Greenhills, Robinsons Galleria. Robinsons Manila

Tel. Nos.:   (02) 567-2023